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Yeah, I will definitely take that into account. I'm looking at some used 16" wheels with 205/45/16 tires (the seller didn't know the offset so I'll go and check them out and do a test-fit).

Okay, great. That's what I was worried about. Thanks for the clarification! Now my wheel options dramatically increased

I cannot post the picture so here is a link to the picture I am referring to: I fixed it for you, bluer101

This is what I am referring to - I found the picture from a SRT forum. The 195/50/15 ET38 wheel I tried on looked similar to what the picture shows (although not to that extreme). This is the spring seat/perch that I am referring to. I am wondering if over bigger bumps in the road the tire will hit the spring seat.

^ Your wheels go underneath the spring seat on the front struts? What about turning? Will the tire rub inside the wheel well at full turn?

Hi everyone. I have a euro model Spark (2010) and I am looking to buy some aftermarket wheels and tires (14-15" max). To that point, I've gone and test-fitted a few different wheels with different offsets and the wheels are all way too wide - when I jack up the car to test-fit the wheels, the tire goes underneath the bottom part of the front strut (the spring seat) and If I lower the car down I risk the shock resting on the top of the tire. (Specs of the wheels I tried - 15x6 ET 38 with 195/50/15 tires). I noticed, however, that even the stock wheel (4.5J ET 45 155/80/13 tire) is pretty close